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The Buffalo Bills are expected to sign Panthers' defensive tackle Star Lotulelei to a five-year contract when free agency opens, a league sources confirmed to The Buffalo News. Here are some early thoughts about the signing from sports media and Bills fans:
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The Buffalo Bills formed what they hope will be a dynamic duo at defensive tackle Tuesday.
The team welcomed veteran Kyle Williams back for a 13th season with the team shortly after making their first big move in free agency, coming to terms with Star Lotulelei on a five-year deal. That signing is expected to become official Wednesday, when the new NFL league year begin…

And another one bites the dust.
Four days after the Browns dropped out of the Kirk Cousins sweepstakes by trading for Tyrod Taylor, the Broncos appear to have followed suit.
Free-agent quarterback Case Keenum “intends” to sign with the Broncos, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Appearing on ESPN early Tuesday morning, Schefter said, “barring some last-minute setb…

Former Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins will sign with the Kansas City Chiefs when free agency begins Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
Watkins is expected to sign a three-year deal worth $48 million total with $30 million guaranteed at signing, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported.
Watkins' move to Kansas City and Allen Robinson's move to the Chicago Bears t…

Bills free agent cornerback E.J. Gaines is "firmly on the Texans' radar," according to a report in the Houston Chronicle, citing league sources. The report notes that there is expected to be a strong market for Gaines, with multiple teams interested.
The legal tampering period began Monday when agents were allowed to communicate with team representatives. No deals can o…

With the Bills' expected trade of left tackle Cordy Glenn to the Cincinnati Bengals, the starting job figures to belong to Dion Dawkins.
Dawkins, a second-round draft pick out of Temple, started 11 games at left tackle, while injuries plagued Glenn.
The trade cannot be made official until the start of the new league year at 4 p.m. Wednesday, so neither team can comme…

Social media was abuzz with the Bills' trade of Cody Glenn to the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday afternoon (which cannot be official until the new league year begins at 4 p.m. Wednesday).
Here is a sampling of Twitter reaction:
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The timing of the decision to trade left tackle Cordy Glenn is significant, given the salary cap ramifications.
Glenn signed a five-year, $60 million contract in 2016. Under the terms of that deal, $6.5 million of his $9.25 million base salary becomes guaranteed Friday, the third day of the league year. Additionally, Glenn is due a $2 million roster bonus Sunday.
Tea…

The Bills will still own nine picks in the NFL Draft once the expected trades of Tyrod Taylor to the Cleveland Browns and Cordy Glenn to the Cincinnati Bengals become official with the start of the league year Wednesday.
The Bills got a third-round pick for Taylor — No. 65 overall, which is the first pick in the round.
For Glenn, the Bills will acquire No. 12 overall…

Brandon Beane isn't messing around.
The Buffalo Bills' general manager swung his second huge trade Monday in a matter of days, sending left tackle Cordy Glenn to the Cincinnati Bengals. The trade, which was first reported by ESPN's Josina Anderson, was confirmed to The Buffalo News by a league source.
The complete terms of the trade are as follows: The Bills will sen…

The new format and new network for the NCAA Tournament Selection Show was quite a lot to take in for many viewers.
And maybe TBS host Ernie Johnson, too.
When announcing the teams for the field, Johnson said the Buffalo Bills would be playing the Arizona Wildcats in Boise in the first round.
Of course, Johnson meant to say Buffalo Bulls.
The Bills' Twitter feed…

Approaching the start of a new league year Wednesday, Jay Skurski lays out a plan for reshaping the Bills roster in his second annual "GM for a Day" column: "Free agency is just the appetizer of my offseason. The draft will serve as the main course."
The entree of that main course is a potential franchise quarterback, acquired by leveraging the draft capital Buffalo has…

Cleveland Browns star left tackle Joe Thomas is still mulling his playing future, but he endorsed the flurry of trades made by the team last week, including the acquisition of Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor.
Brown, who has said he plans to make a decision by the March 14 deadline for the start of free agency, appeared on a podcast and offered no insight as to whether th…

With free agency set to start in three days, the NFL sent a reminder to teams in an effort to avoid any issues of tampering.
A memo was sent to all teams on Friday, instructing the clubs that it must have received written permission from the employers of potential free agents-to-be, according to profootballtalk.com, which obtained a copy of the directive.
"Under no c…

The flurry of activity by the Cleveland Browns in the last few days could impact their draft strategy. Even with all the moves, they have retained the No. 1 and No. 4 overall selections.
NFL Network's Bucky Brooks said the Browns "have to" pick Penn State running back Saquon Barkley with the No. 1 choice, noting he is a "solar system" player – someone everything can rev…